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Various Artists :: Like A Version
Triple J • released 2017-10-13
A wildly careening set of covers from Australias Triple J radio megalith. Loads of fun.
· jclacking · details
A wildly careening set of covers from Australias Triple J radio megalith. Loads of fun.
Take the most memorable weirdness to come out of Dr. Demento’s near-50-year reign and let a bunch of punks cover them.
These lads supported Mark E. Smith for a while, and that speaks loads about their ability to hit his notoriously high and fickle bar, and (unrelated) their ability to put up with random nonstop antics. Straightahead driving music for eating up miles.
YACHT dropped out of sight right before the whole "yacht rock" revival thing happened, but this release reinforces the band's penchant for commenting on current themes with the musical equivalent of wearing sunglasses inside the nightclub.
What this band brings to the mainly-instrumental surf guitar disco potluck is exactly what you'd expect a band invited to the MISGDP to bring, but let's be honest for a minute: we don't ever want to run out.